Everything we do can be broken down into simple steps. We do many things every day, and at the simplest level there are the things that keep us alive. Breathe. Eat. Drink. And what of living a life that is more than just staying alive? What I desire is living a life of love. It […]
Commiserations On Space
The spaces we occupy have parameters. On this computer, typing out the letters onto a white page there are the edges of my screen. In this room, sitting in this chair at this desk there are four walls around me. Beyond these walls is the neighborhood where I currently reside, Marcy-Holmes. It has a boundary […]
Best Life Recipe
A recipe for my favorite life. No need for measurements, go all in for each ingredient.xx
Live With Wonder
What happens when you ride across a country with nothing but time and wonder? It’s with wonder I’ve attained happiness. There’s a level of this I attest to magic, and a portion of it I would called learned behavior. When you look at things with fresh eyes as if you are seeing it for the […]
Commandments of Duluth
My most recent trip was up north to Duluth for the Wild Waters Music Festival. I traveled with two of my close friends, Dan & Beth. The trip was a perfect weekend of weather and not unlike my trip a weekend earlier to Salt Lake City, we sliced our time perfectly. Below are a few […]
Commandments of SLC- Part Duex
Two years ago my best friend Rah and I traveled to SLC to visit her sister and lead a girls workshop. It resulted in amazing adventures and our part one commandments of the city, posted in the pic below. This time around we had completely new adventures and thus, completely new commandments. Details follow here… […]
What You Believe
It’s okay to believe what you believe.You don’t want to ”murder” the fetus.You don’t want to let illegals into “your” country.You don’t want your tax dollars going to those in need who are “lazy”.You don’t want to accept all genders and identities as whole and perfect.It’s okay to believe what you believe.It’s not okay to […]
Chill in the Heat- Songs of the Day with LVA
It’s time for a new playlist. I was jamming in Hawaii to a lot of Alex’s playlists. You can follow her here on Spotify if you want to get in on her awesome music. When I returned from my trip I needed to chill a bit. I had 12 days of doing whatever I wanted […]
Not A Saver
I’ve never been a saver of things. I’m mostly petrified by those reality hoarding shows. I mean, I watch in a crazy gawking kind of way. And then revel in their truth as I try to understand it. You can’t throw away 3 nail polishes you’ve never used? You have 150 balls of wool and […]
Begin Again: A Story for hard times
BEGIN AGAIN. The words echoed in my ears. I lived most of my childhood with an anxious tic. Every time I made a mistake I would shake my head and tell myself, “I’m starting my life over right now.” With a violent shake of my neck to the right I would try desperately to erase […]